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Elfreth's Alley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Elfreth's Alley

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Glass eyes

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Anastacia's Antiques

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

A mosaic mural

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schell Street Walls

Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.

Thor's Gate

Bangor, Pennsylvania

Columcille Megalith Park

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

Washington Crossing Historic Park

Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

Washington Crossing Historic Park

The site of the daring river crossing that changed the course of the American Revolution.

Bowman's Hill Tower

New Hope, Pennsylvania

Bowman's Hill Tower

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

Hop aboard the 1927 steam engine locomotive, “Henry Clay,” at Pioneer Tunnel.

Ashland, Pennsylvania

Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Engine

Take a ride inside a former coal mine in Ashland, Pennsylvania.

Molly McGuire Memorial

Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania

Molly McGuire Memorial

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.

Mahoning Drive-In Theater

Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Mahoning Drive-In Theater

Featuring the largest CinemaScope screen in Pennsylvania, this drive-in has entertained moviegoers for more than half a century.

Old Jail Museum

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Old Jail Museum

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

Jim Thorpe Monument in Jim Thorpe, PA

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

Jim Thorpe Monument

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

The Moravian Cemetery

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

The Moravian Cemetery

In use from 1742 to 1910, only flat headstones were allowed in this cemetery.

Soldiers Re-Interred at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Bethlehem.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Bethlehem)

A tribute to those that perished during the American Revolution.

1758 Sun Inn

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

1758 Sun Inn

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

Leonardo's Horse Allentown PA

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Leonardo's Horse Scale Model

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

Liberty Bell Shrine, with a replica of the Liberty Bell, in the basement of Zion's Memorial Church, 1962
Permanently Closed

Allentown, Pennsylvania

The Liberty Bell Hiding Place

The famous bell was secreted away and hidden in a church in Allentown during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

Larry Holmes the Easton Assassin Statue

Easton, Pennsylvania

Larry Holmes the Easton Assassin Statue

Dedicated to one of the most successful boxers to compete in the heavyweight division.

Ride along the Lehigh Canal in a mule-pulled boat.

Easton, Pennsylvania

National Canal Museum

Come for the history lesson, stay for the mule-pulled boat rides.

The Sutton-Ditz House reveals history through its themed rooms.

Clarion, Pennsylvania

Sutton-Ditz House

Enjoy a history filled visit and, possibly, a haunting.

See the Helen furnace, a relic of Clarion County’s iron-powered past.

Clarion, Pennsylvania

Helen (Highland) Furnace

The cold-blast iron furnace generated 1,000 tons of iron per year at its peak.

Nebraska Bridge.

Tionesta, Pennsylvania

Nebraska Bridge

For decades, it has disappeared and reappeared as water levels rise and fall.

Decker's Chapel

St Marys, Pennsylvania

Decker's Chapel

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

The monument.

Imler, Pennsylvania

Lost Children of the Alleghenies Monument

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

The American Museum of Cutlery.

Cattaraugus, New York

American Museum of Cutlery

This edgy museum will whet your appetite for the industrial history of Western New York.

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